Diagnostic Imaging in Developing Economies: A Closer Look at Accessibility

Introduction

Patient access to diagnostic imaging in emerging economies varies across different economic regions within the same country. Patients living in bigger and mid-sized cities of high growth economic regions have higher access to diagnostic imaging due to higher affordability of patients, higher number of insured population and increased investments in diagnostic imaging equipment by private sector.

Patients living in smaller cities and rural areas of both high growth and low growth economic regions have low access to diagnostic imaging. Patients living in smaller cities and rural areas of high growth economic regions have higher affordability; however the availability of diagnostic imaging equipment is lower. This is due to low private sector investments and lesser number of referring physicians. In low growth economic regions, patients living in smaller and rural cities have low access due to low affordability of patients.

Expanding health insurance to include low income population, buying used equipment, incentives for private sector and physicians and increase in government investments in healthcare sector are suggested as possible remedies to improve the accessibility of diagnostic imaging to patients.

Scope

- The study discusses the diagnostic imaging market in emerging economies.
- It discusses the diagnostic imaging equipment installations and their affordability and availability.
- The study also briefs solutions that could improve the accessibility of diagnostic imaging.

Highlights

Reasons to buy

- Develop business strategies with the help of specific insights from GlobalData on key events within the medical equipment industry.
- Gain a strong understanding and analyze major trends in the Indian medical equipment industry
- Identify growth opportunities within the medical equipment industry in India

Report Highlights

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List of Figures 5
2 GlobalData Market Analysis Alert 6
2.1 Summary 6
3 Diagnostic Imaging in Developing Economies: A Closer Look at Accessibility 7
3.1 Summary 7
3.2 Overview 7
3.3 Current Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Installations 8
3.4 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Availability and Affordability, 2009 9
3.5 Solutions Suggested to Improve the Accessibility of Diagnostic Imaging 12
3.5.1 Expansion of Healthcare Insurance 12
3.5.2 Buy Used Diagnostic Imaging Equipment 12
3.5.3 Provide Incentives for Private Hospitals and Radiologists 12
3.5.4 Increase Government Investment in Healthcare Sector 13
4 Appendix 14
4.1 GlobalData Research Methodology 14
4.2 Secondary Research 15
4.3 Primary Research 16
4.4 Models 16
4.5 Forecasts 17
4.6 Expert Panel Validation 17
4.7 Currency Conversion 18
4.8 Contact Us 19
4.9 Disclaimer 19
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LIST OF TABLES

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Installations, Emerging Economies, 2000 – 2009 8
Table 2: Diagnostic Imaging Equipment, Availability per Million Population, India and China, 2009 9
Table 3: Middle Class Population as % of Total Population, India, 1998-2010 10
Table 4: Diagnostic Imaging Affordability and Availability, High Growth Economic Regions in Emerging Economies 11
Table 5: Diagnostic Imaging Affordability and Availability, Low Growth and Emerging Economic Regions in Emerging Economies 12
Table 6: USD to Local Currency, Average Exchange Rate 2008 18
LIST OF FIGURES

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Installations, Emerging Economies, 2000 – 2009 8
Figure 2: GlobalData Methodology 15
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